Lamport Bassitt Solicitors - Legal News - Health and safety laws 'must be followed by construction firms'


	LATEST LATEST LEGAL NEWS ARCHIVE		LATEST NEWS & EVENTS Health and safety laws 'must be followed by construction firms' Companies operating in the construction sector have been warned that they must conform to health and safety laws. The message came from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), which pointed out that employees are at risk if firms do not. Indeed, figures produced by the organisation revealed that construction had the largest number of fatal injuries of all the main industry groups in 2008-09, with 53 employees in the sector losing their lives. HSE inspector Sarah Snelling said: "Construction work must be planned and carried out by competent builders. If not, it can lead to a number of risks including collapse." Its warning came in the wake of the prosecution of a firm which contravened safety legislation, resulting in part of a building it was working on falling down. As the time of the incident, over 20 people were in the building. Luckily, however, no one was seriously injured or killed. Related Articles: 16/5/2012 - Falls from height remain major workplace safety concern 14/5/2012 - Construction firm fined after worker is injured in roof fall 10/5/2012 - Focus on health and safety delivers business benefits 1/5/2012 - Asbestos danger leads to fine for Dorset builder 30/4/2012 - Shipyard operator fined over scaffolding accident at work More Personal Injury Law News